How to Use shipping in a Sentence

shipping

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  • They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
  • Keep in Mind Made-to-order items have a long shipping time.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • For the same quarter last year, the shipping giant’s EPS was $4.94.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 June 2024
  • The larger the vessel, the more cost-efficient the shipping.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
  • This is a great display piece for a desk or shelf, and the rose comes in a square gift box for easy wrapping and shipping.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
  • But for most of the other large-scale works in the show, Burden couldn’t afford the high cost of crating and shipping.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Late last year, U.S. diplomats warned that the shipping attacks risked scuttling the process.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The bobbleheads are $40 each with a flat-rate shipping fee of $8 per order.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2024
  • City Dock, once a shipping hub, now acts as a host to schooners and other boats waiting to set sail on the Chesapeake Bay.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • Outside the shipping store, the agents confronted and arrested the man.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
  • Read on to see even more best-selling styles that are now available with speedy Prime shipping.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Becoming a Nike member has added perks like free shipping, a 60-day try and wear test, and more.
    — Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • With Prime two-day shipping, stress-free, always-on-time shopping awaits.
    — Gaby Keiderling, harpersbazaar.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Amazon not only had it all, but the retailer had it at the best prices and offered fast shipping.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
  • And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The disaster also closed the port, which is vital to the city's shipping industry.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
  • And for Amazon Prime members, the perks are even greater, with free shipping included.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 24 July 2024
  • Free shipping and returns are offered, as well as a 100-day trial.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Along with fast and free shipping, Prime members will have access to every single deal.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, the decision was risky; cargo ships were still fairly new to the maritime shipping industry.
    — Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Even with the lower price point, Linenspa still offers a 3-year warranty, free shipping, and free returns.
    — Jack Byram, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In a farm made up of 20 shipping containers, 2.4 million containers of greens grow each year Fork.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • The vessels were forced to sail thousands of miles around Africa, disrupting global shipping.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Even though the cup was just restocked, note that there's already a long waitlist so shipping may be delayed up to 30 days for select colors.
    — Emily Rochotte, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The markdowns are a major perk of Amazon’s Prime membership—in addition to free one- to two-day shipping.
    — Malia Griggs, SELF, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Prosecutors say 15 of the 16 parcels to Hilton were linked to lottery scams by victim interviews and shipping records.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • In the 19th century, major shipping companies would compete to be the first to bring the season’s tea from China to London.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Such diversions cost weeks of shipping time as vessels must travel around Africa.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Houses, storefronts and a yard full of large shipping containers are among Sturges’s subjects.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 July 2024

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